Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Farrell William J II
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WILMINGTON TRUST CORP [WL] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1100 NORTH MARKET STREET, RODNEY SQUARE NO.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/16/2011
(Street)

WILMINGTON, DE 19890		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/16/2011   F(1)   8,445 D $ 4.45 45,630.566 D  
Common Stock 05/16/2011   D(2)   45,630.566 D (2) 0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (3) $ 32.985 05/16/2011   D     1,212 02/11/2003 02/10/2012 Common Stock 1,212 (4) 0 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (3) $ 32.985 05/16/2011   D     8,788 02/11/2003 02/10/2012 Common Stock 8,788 (4) 0 D  
Incentive Stock Option (3) $ 27.91 05/16/2011   D     1,433 02/20/2006 02/19/2013 Common Stock 1,433 (4) 0 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (3) $ 27.91 05/16/2011   D     6,567 02/20/2006 02/19/2013 Common Stock 6,567 (4) 0 D  
Incentive Stock Option (3) $ 37.02 05/16/2011   D     1,080 02/25/2007 02/24/2014 Common Stock 1,080 (4) 0 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (3) $ 37.02 05/16/2011   D     6,920 02/25/2007 02/24/2014 Common Stock 6,920 (4) 0 D  
Incentive Stock Option (3) $ 33.9 05/16/2011   D     1,180 02/25/2008 02/20/2015 Common Stock 1,180 (4) 0 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (3) $ 33.9 05/16/2011   D     10,820 02/25/2008 02/20/2015 Common Stock 10,820 (4) 0 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (3) $ 43.27 05/16/2011   D     12,000 02/23/2009 02/19/2016 Common Stock 12,000 (4) 0 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (3) $ 43.7 05/16/2011   D     25,500 02/15/2010 02/13/2017 Common Stock 25,500 (4) 0 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (3) $ 33.08 05/16/2011   D     35,000 02/14/2011 02/12/2018 Common Stock 35,000 (4) 0 D  
Non-Statutory Stock Option (3) $ 10.63 05/16/2011   D     50,000 04/23/2012 04/22/2019 Common Stock 50,000 (4) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Farrell William J II
1100 NORTH MARKET STREET
RODNEY SQUARE NO.
WILMINGTON, DE 19890		       Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 William J. Farrell, II   05/18/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Reporting person by tax liability on the vesting of restricted stock by having shares withheld.
(2) Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between issuer and M&T Bank Corporation in exchange for 2,344.13 shares of M&T Bank Corporation common stock having a market value of $86.39 per share on the effective date of the merger.
(3) (Right to buy.)
(4) This option was canceled pursuant to merger agreement between issuer and M&T Bank Corporation.

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